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Calucem produces calcium aluminate cements, the use of which can reduce the amount of cement required in construction.

The firm raised $1.3bn for its 2018-vintage KKR Global Impact Fund, of which $300m was committed by New York State Common Retirement Fund.

The deal for consultancy ERM – which marks an exit for OMERS PE and AIMCo – values the business at $2.85bn.

New Private Markets spoke to a dozen experts in search of the ESG holy grail: an empirical link between sustainable investing and improved financial returns. Here's what we found.

PE-focused impact investments saw higher average returns and greater variation than did private debt investments, according to findings from the Global Impact Investing Network.

Negative headlines are causing some LPs to review their relationships with Vista Equity Partners and Apollo Global Management. This has implications for the secondaries market.

The private equity industry must decide how its long-established fiduciary duty fits with a crisis like this.

The asset manager’s head of impact Megan Starr explains why Carlyle isn’t pressing the brakes on its climate change resilience plans.

Tailwinds are growing stronger for the responsible investing movement as coronavirus and political upheaval rock the globe.

The lower risk of blended finance structures could appeal to private equity investors seeking both impact and returns.